National Republican., 1887-08-01
A lesson Noedod.


school, at which few OF its select and
gil1cd youths are educated, callaa the
South Carolina Military Academy. r1e
term Of this school was completed last
week. and closed, OF course, with ordtorlcl'
fireworks behttlng the occasion.
This institution has been newly reopeuod,
the scholars are given regular military
education, are called 'cadets," aud are sup
ported by the state. Gov. Richardson aud
other state and city officers were present at
the commencement held in Artillery Hall,
when Gen. Edward McCrady was tina con-
mebcement orator.
Gen. McCrady first urged upon the
"cldets," which was proper, that they give
portion of their time to polItics-to the
study Of state and national afrairs-to the
administration Of them. The state had
educated them for "the public SERVICE"
Then Gen. McCrady defined and CON.
mtnted on the various forms Of govern
ment-monarchy oligarchy, and Democ-
racy. Speaking Of the republic Gen. McCrady
said 1t was the vessel In which citizens are
embarked and the safety of the republic is
the safety of its form Of government. The
formal machinery Of the government must
be committed to the few. The people at
large cannot all be presidents, senators, ~ :,
yet the many should direct aud control the
| few 10 whom they have entrusted the
offices OF the government. The people do
not always agree, and hence political
parties, or organizations, which are the real
| government, and primary meetings are its
real council chambers. The legislature
meets to formulate and enroll the decrGes
| Of such "primary" meetings.
The general then explained what thu eau
| Gus was, how it originated and should be
| obeyed, how bossism came from neglect Of
| the caucus, which ought not to be, declir-
ing that the voice OF the people came d-
| rectly from the caucus or primary conveu-
tion, and he then said:
| This being true of free governn auts gener-
| ally, the problem before US is how, uuier Il
| form of government by which all are re1DS-
| nized equal without distinction OF race we Of
| The white race can maintain our asceniilcy2 ?
| For, disguise II rs you will, the question Of
| politics with US Is n question Of race more than
| question of ordinary policy. new problem
in the political history of the world is set he
| fore us to solye-to maintain an impcripm IN
| imperio. We are thrown back upon a systcm
| of primaries and caucuses. The condition,
| Gen. McCrady argued, upon which we eau, aud
can only. maintain the ascendaucy of our race
| was the exhibition Of the capacity for self
| government and self-control without the coer.
| cion or support of formal government. Tna
| future of the sou h depended upon the soll
| ion of the problem in this way. In 1876 1t W.
by the selfimposed discipline Of the young
| hat tIa tat Of Is
thrown OFF, and in such elfinposed discioiinJ
in politics in the future we must put our tru't
We must learn to agree and disagree, to discus
| and debate, and TO follow the conclusions
teached by the people.
The primary is our GOrerEmsnt. II You allow
the primary and the caucus to fall into the
hands Of the 'scurvy politician" IL Will bC
your fault and the fault of Just such as YOU
because you neglect your duties.
This is the first open and avowel state
ment Of the existence Of the imperiuin II
;mperiO, though every one knew 1t existed
In South Carolina. This man McCrady, IL
the presence of the chief officials Of th
state and city, openly instructs young mHi
educated by the bounty of the state hos
they are 10 violate the laws OF the nation
overturn every semblance OF free govern
ment, make liberty farce, and more thai
double their own power in tie nationa
councils.
Men Of the same class, who are noV
teaching the Infamous doctrines epunciate
by Gen. McCrady, taught the people o
South Carolina the doctrines of nullllca
tion and secession. Andrew jackson CAV
them a short, sharp lesson on the subject Q
nulllfcation. They have just had their le;
son in secession, and 1t will loon be neces
sary to teach these people that the laws O
the United States, which confer citizenship
must be respected as much as the law
which collect taxes.